If Gary Vaynerchuk crushes it like he did at Web 2.0 Expo (and he will), Washington, DC, will never be the same. The number of times ‘shit’ gets tweeted in the #gov20 Twitter stream will be astronomical. @FCC will have a field day. By the end of his keynote, we’ll all be wearing American flag wristbands, pouring Pinot Noir, ready to #govcrushit regardless of how much snow is still in the streets.

Gov 2.0 2010 prediction:

By June 1, every public servant from Washington DC to San Francisco will have a Twitter account, Posterous blog, government-issued iPhone, iPad, Mac and personal idea collaboration tool.

However, although related, these ARE separate events, so let’s keep those things in perspective:

If people agree that “the Game” is the acheiving of “Gov2.0”, then conferences like Gov2.0Expo, no matter how exciting they are, are still just “Pep-Rallies”.

So, it is NOT “Game on!” for Gov2.0 …

…. unless, of course, you think that playing “the Game” really means having “the Pep-Rally.”

P.S. to GovFresh / Luke Fretwell:

For years, I have been a strong advocate of using confidentiality in order to reveal information that might not otherwise be revealed. However, I suggest that this privilege should not be extended to those who are simply marketing private services or products (no matter how “awesome” they may be).

Would be nice if you clarified what you mean by ‘The Game.’ Also, probably best left to each attendee to determine whether Gov 2.0 Expo (which I’ve never attended) is nothing more than a ‘Pep Rally.’ If there’s value, they’ll keep coming back.